Medically Assisted Treatment (MAT)

Did you know that targeted medication can help you overcome opioid dependence? At Healing Hope Suboxone, Addiction Recovery & Psychiatry, Tammi Bancroft, FNP-C, is an experienced addiction specialist who provides personalized medication-assisted treatment (MAT) to support lasting recovery from opioid use disorder. Tammi offers in-person and virtual care from the practice's main location in Colorado and also provides virtual appointments for patients throughout Arizona. To learn how MAT can help you or someone you care about, call the office or request an appointment online today.

What is medication-assisted treatment (MAT)?

MAT is a multi-disciplinary approach that treats opioid dependency. It offers a combination of medications, counseling, and other therapies to help you overcome addiction.

The medicine reduces your physical cravings and symptoms of withdrawal during your recovery process. It also supports your ability to focus on the underlying issues that led to your substance abuse. 

At Healing Hope Suboxone, Addiction Recovery & Psychiatry, Tammi works alongside you, providing learning strategies and techniques that equip you for lifestyle adjustments, helping you overcome addiction, and avoiding relapse.

What can I expect from medication-assisted treatment?

At your first MAT appointment, Tammi gives you a psychiatric evaluation to design your customized treatment plan and address your specific needs.

The medication affects the same neurotransmitter receptors that opioids do. The medicine pushes the opiates out of your receptors and removes the pain and anguish of dealing with withdrawals and cravings. 

Once you have the mental space to think and focus, counseling and behavioral therapies can get to the root of your mental and emotional factors that play a role in your opioid dependency.

Your first treatment can last up to two hours while Tammi observes how the medication works for you. This allows her to make the proper adjustments to your prescription. Your continuing treatments taper over time, resulting in the final elimination of your reliance on medication.

Tammi meets with you regularly via telehealth to talk about and monitor your progress. Additionally, they provide many avenues of support and recovery resources for you.

What are the benefits of medication-assisted treatment?

MAT helps you recover and reduces your need for detox programs. MyRecoveryCouch’s highly personalized approach to your addiction treatment addresses the emotional, mental, and physical factors of opioid dependency.

Some of the benefits of MAT include:

• Helps you live a self-directed life
• Offers increased retention of sobriety
• Plays a role in decreasing criminal behavior
• Increases your ability to get a job and maintain employment
• Improves survival rates

Tammi’s integrated methods offer treatment for the whole spectrum of addiction to ensure a positive experience and successful results.

Call Healing Hope Suboxone, Addiction Recovery & Psychiatry to schedule an appointment or request an MAT evaluation online today.